bloodline

Example Sentences

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Although Ju Ae is of the bloodline, North Korea's patriarchal system would not see her as being of the bloodline, Ryu says.

From BBC • Mar. 1, 2026

The Kim family has ruled North Korea with an iron grip for decades, and a cult of personality surrounding their "Paektu bloodline" dominates daily life in the isolated country.

From Barron's • Feb. 26, 2026

That trust showed a $500,000 transfer from my father, explicitly described as a gift, made at the same time my father was supposedly creating his bloodline trust.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 2, 2026

But poverty also ran in the bloodline, Ackmann explains, with Parton growing up “dirt poor” in a log cabin without running water or electricity.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 22, 2026

Papá was fair-haired and light-complected, implying a Spanish bloodline rather than native Mexican, but Mamá did have olive skin, black hair, and dark eyes.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall